Let's restore this historic Walled Garden to its former splendour. Brought to you by the Nantwich Walled Garden Society.
Looking over the garden site as it is now
A high view of the walled garden site as seen from the upper storey of an adjacent building in Byron Walk – taken with the assistance and permission of a resident. Of course, in reality the wall is straight, but two images “stitched together” into a panorama give the illusion of a curved structure.
The walled garden site is full of lush vegetation and trees – but not the type that visitors would wish to see. Of course, the wet winter of 2013-14 didn’t help, keeping the area well watered.
That, however, is a situation that could soon be put right if the garden could be restored to its original condition. Even the small trees that have rooted in gaps in the base of the wall left by missing bricks wouldn’t be a problem if caught at this stage.
But a tree that appears to be growing on top of the wall needs to be removed before it damages the structure.
Not, of course, speaking for all the residents of Kingsley Fields 1 (the first stage of the housing development on the former farmland), one resident said that they would have no problem with the visitors that would be attracted to a restored wall garden.
But they added that parking in Fairfax Drive could, perhaps, be a problem. He was quickly reassured that all visitors to the garden would be encouraged to park in town and enjoy a walk along Welsh Row on their way to the garden.
Parking by visitors is covered in our Garden Plan along with other matters such as financing the restoration.
Pictured here is the west end of the walled garden site with buildings in Welsh Row (top left) and one of the newer homes, in King’s Court, to the right of the picture.Damaged stonework and loose bricks in the footings of a section of the north wall make an ideal growing space for plantsA view of the walled garden site as seen from the entrance at the town end of the site. Note the metal structure (a greenhouse?) to the left.A coping stone has fallen – or was it pushed? – from the top of the wallA tree has taken root in a fertile spot at the base of the north wall where a brick is missingThis tree is a pleasant sight in Byron Walk but, so close, what are its roots doing to the wall?At first glance, the tree on the left is inside the garden, but tight up against the wall. Except that the same tree (to the left of the above picture), when seen from inside the walled garden site, is found to be not so much behind the wall as ON it. If it was growing in the garden its trunk would be visible against the wall. Just how deep the roots go into the wall at the moment – and possibly threatening to split it in future – is not easy to tell without a close examination. Let’s hope it can be removed soon before any damage occurs.
